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KMID : 0613820110210091315
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Journal of Life Science
2011 Volume.21 No. 9 p.1315 ~ p.1322
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Effect of Herbal Extracts Supplementation on Ruminal Methane Production and Fermentation Characteristics In vitro
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Lee Shin-Ja
Lee Sung-Sill
Moon Yea-Hwang
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Abstract
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This study was conducted to investigate the effects of several herbal extracts (obtusifolia, cinnamon, chinese pepper, licorice root) on the characteristics of rumen fermentation in vitro. Soybean meal was used as a substrate for fermentation in vitro. Herbal extracts were supplemented to media by 10% of the substrate. The substrates supplemented to Dehority artificial media with herbal extracts were fermented in 30ml serum bottles for 0, 3, 6, 9, 12 and 24 hr at 39℃. Cumulative gas production was significantly (p<0.05) greater in the herbal extract supplements than in the control, in the order of licorice root, chinese pepper, cinnamon and obtusifolia. Methane proportions of the herbal extracts were significantly (p<0.05) higher than that of the control. Licorice root extract supplementation resulted in the lowest methane proportion at 3 hr fermentation. Proportion of hydrogen was significantly (p<0.05) higher in the herbal extract supplements than in the control at 12 hr fermentation. Compared to the control, ammonia concentration in the licorice root was significantly higher at 3 hr fermentation, but lower at 12 hr fermentation (p<0.05). Based on these results, supplementation of the herbal extracts used in this experiment resulted in increased cumulative gas production and stimulating methane production in vitro rumen fermentation.
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KEYWORD
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In vitro rumen fermentation, herbal extracts, methane
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